Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk
Posted by RPP on 2/26/11
On 8/03/10, tvb wrote: > On 5/29/10, tvb wrote: >> On 3/01/10, Charles Rogers wrote: >>> I have a Werner S2208 Attic Ladder 3 or 4 years old that >>> has been used about 10 times. The hinge broke at the >>> locking point. I called Werner - Their response " You >>> can't replace that part you'll have to buy a new ladder." >>> If the lower hinge would have broken I could get a >>> replacement kit for free. Strange, both hinges are made >>> from the same cast alumimun. Rest assured the replacement >>> ladder will not be a Werner. >> >> WARNING: There have been numerous reported incidences of the hinges on >> these S2208 and S2210 models breaking, with little use, resulting in serious >> injury to the user. Just do a google search with the search words: Werner s2210 >> broke. >> >> There are many other threads on counsel.net with reported problems about >> these S2200 series ladders (S2208 and S2210). I count at least 8 different >> threads, including: >> >> Werner S2210 Capacity hinge shear, Werner s2210, Werner S2210, Werner pull >> down attic ladder, Werner Ladder, Werner S2210 Attic Ladder, Werner Attic >> Ladder S2208 Junk, and Werner Attic Ladder S2200 series. >> >> I count at least 50 reports from those eight different threads. Please review >> them all for a more comprehensive view of the extent of this problem. Also, >> please post your complaint on the s2210 (small “s” not capital) thread which >> seems to have the most reports. >> >> If you've had problems with this model, please call the consumer protection hot >> line at 1-800-638-2772 and report these problems so there may be a recall. >> If you have already done so, follow-up with a letter to ask why nothing has >> been done with respect to a recall. >> >> As you can see, many others have had the same problem and it is just a matter >> of time before someone is seriously injured if flawed ladders are not taken off of >> the market. The only way for that to happen is for people like you to report the >> problem. I know it is a bit of a hassle, but please do so for the safety of others. >> Thank you in advance. > > I noticed that many people are just replacing the broken hinges (leaving the other > original hinges in place) on the Werner S2208 and S2210 ladders. Since I have seen > reports of both the top and bottom hinges breaking, I am wondering why these > people are not replacing all of the original hinges and why they have confidence > that the other original hinges won’t also break. This ladder is dangerous. Product liability lawsuit waiting to happen. Screws holding hinge shear off! Unacceptable for a product designed to hold people when climbing. Very cheap construction and design.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 3/01/10, by Charles Rogers.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 5/29/10, by tvb.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 8/03/10, by tvb.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 2/26/11, by RPP.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/11/11, by Don H.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/22/11, by Mark Jordan.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/22/11, by Mark Jordan.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/28/11, by Barry Borum v. Werner Ladder Lawsuit.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/29/11, by Joseph Jarmuszkiewicz.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 12/29/11, by Joseph Jarmuszkiewicz.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk?...and so is the S2210, 1/01/12, by Dan Glass.
- Re: Werner Attic Ladder S2208 Junk, 1/29/12, by Ed Dlugolecki.
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